Growing in Wisdom
46After three days they found him
in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them
questions. 47And all who heard him were amazed at his
understanding and his answers. ... 52And Jesus increased in wisdom
and in years, and in divine and human
favor.
Luke
2:41-52
The Child Jesus Going Down with His Parents to
Nazareth , 1856
DOBSON, William Charles Thomas
Tate
Collection, London
Preconceived notions are the locks
on the door to wisdom.
~ Merry Browne
Wonder is the
beginning of wisdom
~ Greek Proverb
Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service
ANOTHER big storm! Only a week after the last
one!
It
started on Thursday morning ...
... and began to let
up on Friday afternoon.
H-E-L-P!!!
This is a snowman
from the FIRST blizzard being buried by the second storm!
Saturday,
after the storm ...
The lake had so much
snow that they gave up trying to clear the ice rink.
Sadly, Skate the Lake
has been cancelled for New Year's Eve this year.
Mt. Evans from Upper
Bear Creek
Poppet, my Sometimes
Cat,
does NOT like not
being able to go out!!!
(Danna and David,
Poppet's mommy and daddy,
are in England at the
moment.)
Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again.
Wisely improve the present.
It is thine.
Go forth to meet the
shadowy future,
without fear, and with a
manly heart.
~ Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow
Colossians
3:12-17
12As God’s chosen ones,
holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility,
meekness, and patience. 13Bear with one another and,
if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord
has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14Above
all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect
harmony. 15And let the peace of Christ rule in your
hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.
16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach
and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing
psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. 17And
whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through
him.
December 31,
2006 First Sunday after Christmas
Previous OPQs may be found
at:
1 Samuel 2:18-20,
26
Psalm
148:1-14
Colossians 3:12-17
Luke 2:41-52
